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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BambooHR®

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ABambooHR is an cloud-based human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.

    $250

    per month

    Workable

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AWorkable is a recruiting software with HR integrations and AI-powered candidate sourcing. It has SEO-optimized job descriptions and one-click advertising across popular job boards. Workable also features communication tracking, real-time syncing, reporting, and mobile accessibility for collaboration.

    $360

    per month

    Pricing
    BambooHR®Workable
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $250
    per month
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Standard
    $360
    per month (starting with 1-20 employees)
    Premier
    $599
    per month (billed annually) (starting with 1-20 employees)
    Premier
    $8148
    per year (starting with 1-20 employees)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHR®Workable
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual pricing on Standard plan. Buyers can also select add-ons for an additional fee.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    BambooHR®Workable
    Considered Both Products
    BambooHR
    Chose BambooHR®
    More inter-grations.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    I think the general usability and cost is what most differentiates BambooHR from its competitors. It offered a very user-friendly platform to manage multiple HR functions, and did so at an affordable cost. The fact that you can also post jobs to Indeed (the only job board that …
    Incentivized
    Workable
    Chose Workable
    This software can be implemented in less than 2 weeks. Offers mobile-friendly application forms and users have access to a dedicated account manager and support as needed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Workable
    Workable is not as robust as other applicant tracking system, but what it does, it does well. It is great for smaller businesses or those who won't be recruiting at a high level constantly. I found it very useful for the situation I was in when I had it. But my more recent …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    190 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    167 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    188 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    117 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    130 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    BambooHR®Workable
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.5
    201 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.1178 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history7.7182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.9177 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.4168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting6.6184 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.0174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    6.5
    129 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation7.390 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors5.767 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.798 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.094 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.8102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.158 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    8.7
    173 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow8.4169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.5160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    8.0
    194 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information7.6123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.8192 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.1164 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.1120 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.2182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    9.2
    74 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.274 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    6.7
    163 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder6.5157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.9155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.7106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.6
    166 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal8.0160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.2147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.4
    106 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting6.673 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.3101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking6.794 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.5
    118 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans6.8106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans6.789 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.695 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.099 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.3100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    9.2
    80 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Workable
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools9.146 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.166 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development9.458 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BambooHR® and Workable
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.8
    137 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Workable
    8.3
    36 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Job Requisition Management7.3103 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.3113 Ratings9.032 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.490 Ratings10.029 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.2108 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.687 Ratings7.031 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.9126 Ratings9.034 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.0128 Ratings8.033 Ratings
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    BambooHR®Workable
    Small Businesses
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BambooHR®Workable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (206 ratings)
    8.0
    (37 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (133 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (107 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BambooHR®Workable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BambooHR
    I think if you're a small organization and you're trying to get out of paper, this is a really good first step to doing that. I've heard from other people that are in larger organizations where they have thousands of employees that there may be better platforms, but for smaller organization it's awesome.
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    Workable is great at creating job posts and posting them to multiple job boards with a single click and also running paid campaigns on social media platforms to reach passive candidates as well. Workable has a friendly UI and has a very gentle learning curve. It is more appropriate for larger organizations where you need to hire thousands of people a year and need to always have a pipeline of great talent.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    BambooHR
    • Recruiting- communications are easy for both the internal team and candidates
    • Onboarding- the onboarding tasks are great. I love being able to attach documents as well as delay sending out tasks
    • Communication- the employee community is a great tool to keep our communications clean and organized. I love that we now have insight as to who has viewed the comms
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    Workable
    • The platform allows us to implement a scorecard service through which it is possible to keep track of the quality of nutrition that each prospective employee could bring to the company, so that the decision to hire any of them is as profitable as possible.
    • Communication with candidates is very easy to track, so that it is possible to make sure that the results proposed by each employee in the recruitment area are totally adequate. This is useful to filter possible failures that may occur on the part of the recruitment team.
    • The platform works with recruitment funnels, whose structure allows us to purify the information of real utility for the company by the employees, and where we can even add databases with the information of all prospective employees that are kept in the recruitment process.
    • Using Workable in conjunction with the information provided by their online technical assistants results in a huge improvement in our labor operation, as they know the best strategies to leverage our hiring management. Workable's technical support is active most of the day.
    • Using Workable was no problem for our employees in the human talent development area, mostly because they, despite not having any experience with Workable, were able to adapt to the platform with incredible speed, thanks to the ease of use of Workable and the number of tools it has right out of the box.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    BambooHR
    • BambooHR® has moved their offerings to a tiered package approach that groups features together at different tier and price levels. To gain access to a specific feature, you may need to upgrade to a whole new tier that includes additional features you may not be interested in. I would prefer being able to add-on one specific feature when needed.
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    • The ability to schedule interviews via Workable was great, but it was unable to pull other items from your calendar, so it was easy to end up double booked for appointments if you weren't careful.
    • The reporting leaves a bit to be desired, there is not a lot of customization for what I really needed reports on.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BambooHR
    There's nothing wrong with this platform. I would recommend it to any business starting with more than 10 employees. I will continue to use the program for as long as I need to, hoping they continue being tremendous and finding other ways to incorporate more technology.
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    It's become a part of the fabric of our hiring process and we are growing like crazy! Once we have a working platform in place the cost of the change management typically far out weighs the benefits derived from the change! It's especially hard to change a process with employees who are not key stake holders, they are alway hesitant to invest time in a new product they are only going to use once in a while. With that said if something else came along with benefits far and above workable that we would gain a clear lift in productivity and capabilities we would make the change, we've done it with other parts of our tech stack
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    BambooHR
    It's clear and well appointed with prompts on where to go for each category of information it holds. The user has limited access based on a need to know/job related basis. It has a clear help option with the ability to chat, email or read documentation on how to do something.
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    One thing, it just works as advertised. AI integration makes the work more easier, and we will be able to process the applications more faster with the help of AI.
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    Reliability and Availability
    BambooHR
    Yes, there is a huge team in the back of the online platform or it looks like it because I have never been left without an answer when I have a question or waiting from a response on my chat .... There must be a huge team, this is so great and I always seem to have someone that is very knowledgeable too. So many times in the past I had to leave with customer service that would connect you with someone else because of the expertise, here everyone seems to be some kind of an expert in the HR function.
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    BambooHR
    I love BambooHR. Reports are easy to run and download and it usually covers any types of requests I get from the management team. You get excel or .csv downloads/reports and it is fast and simple, not too crowded so it is easy to read through. We don't integrate the tool yet but again, soon we will. we just did not had the time to utilize it yet but that's the plan.
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    BambooHR
    10/10. The absolute best. I never dread contacting support. I know the team will be quick and helpful. It is so easy, that sometimes I skip straight to contacting support instead of trying to find help articles. They are faster than me trying to figure it out on my own!
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this. I have never had to rely on Workable's support team so I cannot attest to this.
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    In-Person Training
    BambooHR
    I didn't have in-person training besides teaching my managers how to use the program. However, I couldn't omit this question (maybe a system glitch).
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    BambooHR
    As far as I can recall, everything went well with doing it online and got questions answered. Was thankful to work with a dummy file to get used to some practices prior to getting our own domain within bamboo to then place our personnel information in the system, this helped a lot!
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    BambooHR
    BambooHR's initial implementation team was amazing. We loved having a dedicated person we could call, email or speak to during the entire process. I feel that's so important when you are new to a software. Our process was time consuming, but well worth the final product.
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    BambooHR
    BambooHR® was able to provide excellent value for money when compared to the other options we looked at when we carried out a review of them. A previous member of the team had also used BambooHR® at another company and rated them highly which influenced our decision greatly. The demo also showed BambooHR® was able to carry out all of the tasks we were looking for
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    Workable was an excellent tool for our start-up. It was cost effective but very user-friendly. It wasn't a difficult sell to ensure our hiring managers would utilize the tool, and I particularly liked the inbox feature to stay organized. I rated Workable very highly, though as our company grew exponentially, we did go in a different direction.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BambooHR
    Since my organization has dropped with employees, I always find ways to reduce costs. I thought there would be a cheaper option, but I was glad that my package included a lot for the price, and downgrading would cost more. The rep could have let me downgraded and taken me to a higher package. I am thankful that didn't happen.
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    BambooHR
    There is so much you can do with this platform, it is incredible and so welcoming. We don't utilize it 100% yet just because we are growing and the HR team has not been able to concentrate on other areas offered to us but but we will soon. Which is also why we got the product, specifically because what BambooHR can do to help us meet our growing business needs.
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    BambooHR
    • Time Savings: Automating onboarding, payroll, and employee record management has cut HR admin time by up to 30%, allowing teams to focus on strategic initiatives instead of paperwork.
    • Improved Onboarding: Streamlined workflows have cut onboarding time by nearly 50%, ensuring new hires are productive faster, reducing turnover risk in the critical first months.
    • - Enhanced Informational Clarity: Centralized employee data means fewer errors and faster access to essential information, reducing compliance risks and increasing accuracy in reporting.
    Incentivized
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    Workable
    • Workable has a had positive ROI on our workflow management, as the basic pay-as-you-go feature for a single role is incredibly affordable ($50/month) for a 2-3 month mid-to-senior level candidate search.
    • The ease of use has helped us move candidates faster as well - our average time to close a role decreased by 22% after our first 6 months of using Workable.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    BambooHR® Screenshots

    Screenshot of Job Info TabScreenshot of Onboarding TasksScreenshot of New Hire PacketScreenshot of Employee Performance ReportScreenshot of Employee Satisfaction (eNPS®)Screenshot of Open Enrollment

    Workable Screenshots

    Screenshot of Workable's DashboardScreenshot of Workable's Candidate ProfileScreenshot of Workable's People DirectoryScreenshot of Workable Assistant